Descent into Avernus

Dungeon Master notes for running Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus.

Insight Park

General Description

  • A large portion of a steep hill
  • Natural lighting, depending on the time of day
    • Eternal Flame torches set up around the Drawing Tree see Aspects
  • Senses
    • Sight: see Aspects
    • Sound: Squirrels skitter among the branches and bushes. There is the background noise of the city, but the park is mostly quiet.
    • Feel: The ground is soft and has a spring to it, making your steps more careful as you move forward.
    • Smell / Taste: The air is alive with the scents of pine and blossoming flowers. You detect a whiff of lilac.
  • Events
    • The area is empty, but if they search they can find Torimesh the Druid (see Investigating the MurdersInvestigating the Murders
      If the players elect to try to solve the murders without going to talk to Tarina (or give up on her), they can attempt to solve the murders on their own. The two obvious places for them to go are to talk to other refugees or to the place the bodies are being dumped.

      Links

      Main: Descent into Avernus
      Related: Vanthampur Investigations
      Official Chapter
      Alexandrian Remix
      Lore of the Vanthampur Investigations


      Scenes

      Talking to Refugees

      If you haven’t already describe Refugee Camp...
      ) who converted this dump into a park. He is tending a garden when they see him.
    • 3 eternal flame torches are set up around the Drawing Tree, drawing your gaze (think: tiki torches)
  • Mood: The area is peaceful among the crime and chaos of the city, except you then notice the dead body breaking up the mood.

Aspects

  • Crushed stone walkwalks create meandering paths among the trees and bushes.
  • There is a small fountain with a dwarf statue holding their hammer high. Water shoots from the hammer. If characters drink this water they feel refreshed (it can remove one level of exhaustion once per long rest).
  • The Drawing Tree is a species nobody can identify. When Torimesh entices it, a sheet of bark will peel off with a prophetic vision for the adventurers.

Key Info

  • Bodies were dumped here during the Vanthampur InvestigationsVanthampur Investigations
    This page describes the background of the murders of the refugees at Baldur’s Gate. It also gives an overview of all of the clues that can be discovered and how they go from scene to scene.

    Links

    Main: Descent into Avernus
    Official Chapter
    Alexandrian Remix
    Lore of the Vanthampur Investigations


    What is happening
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    Amrik Vanthampur has set himself up as a black market resource for smuggling refugees into Baldur’s Gate. His ag...
    where refugees were being killed. Players come here during Investigating the MurdersInvestigating the Murders
    If the players elect to try to solve the murders without going to talk to Tarina (or give up on her), they can attempt to solve the murders on their own. The two obvious places for them to go are to talk to other refugees or to the place the bodies are being dumped.

    Links

    Main: Descent into Avernus
    Related: Vanthampur Investigations
    Official Chapter
    Alexandrian Remix
    Lore of the Vanthampur Investigations


    Scenes

    Talking to Refugees

    If you haven’t already describe Refugee Camp...
    .